Latin Laughs: A Production of Plautus' Poenulus - Softcover

John H. Starks; Matthew D. Panciera

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865163235 ISBN 13: 9780865163232

Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, 1998

Synopsis

Kidnapping, romance, and a contest between lover and leno form the plot of Plautus' Poenulus, an ancient comedy that provides a rollicking good time for modern readers and audiences. Scripted in the original Latin and laced with modern props and jokes, the University of North Carolina's rendition captured the attention of both general and classical audiences.

A complete set of materials for teaching, reading, viewing and staging Plautus' Poenulus is now available in a user-friendly format that will breathe new life into the Latin classroom.

Special Features

* Student Text: introduction
* edited text with notes
* facing vocabulary
* oral exercises
* glossary

* Teacher's Edition: introduction
* exercises
* translation
* director's notes, line by line
* chapters on Roman comedy and cultural aspects of the play
* Video: A live Latin performance by graduate students at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Contemporary props and jokes bring the Latin to life.

Also available:

The Comic History of Rome - ISBN 0865163332
A Catullus Workbook - ISBN 0865166234

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About this title

Language Notes

Text: Latin, English (translation)
Original Language: Latin

Review

All is done to help the students get the maximum profit from Plautus' lively scenes and his magnificent Latin depictions of quarreling, brawling, lamenting and lovemaking in ancient Rome. It shows how the popular comedies of Antiquity can be made especially attractive to modern audiences. This major achievement deserves all praise! --The Journal of Indo-European Studies, Volume 26, Number 1 & 2, Spring/Summer 1998

About this edition

• Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0865163235
• ISBN 13: 9780865163232
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 129